Axis History Forum

This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the Axis nations and related topics hosted by the Axis History Factbook in cooperation with Christian Ankerstjerne’s Panzerworld and Christoph Awender's WW2 day by day.
Founded in 1999.

"A destroyed Tiger II in operation Market Garden. It sat on the edge of the British perimeter, adjacent to a farm building & a school "Klompenschool". The tank belonged to one of 14 tanks of the 3/s.Pz.Abt.506. This unit was part of the 9th. SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen & was sent to Oosterbeek. It was part of KGr. Von Allwörden. On Sept 25th it was knocked by the British. The tank burned out completely, even the Zimmerit layer melted down. It had a black number on the turret & a yellow edge."

This Tiger Ausf B was knocked out by Lt Donaldson and LBdr Dickson of the 1st Airlanding Light Regiment RA on 25 September 1944. They first used a 6Pdr Anti Tank Gun (which proved ineffective), before moving onto a 75mm Pack Howitzer (fring 6 shots which set the tank on fire, before jamming), and then finished off the destruction with a few rounds from a PIAT